“Congratulations! Ang galing!
These were the words of Dennis Marasigan, director of the COMTEQ Challenge after the quiz show’s first dry run shoot held at the SUBAC Theater last October 23.
“We are ready for the actual shoot.” Marasigan told the staff and crew of the quiz show which will begin airing around November, evry Saturday at ten o’clock in the morning on STV-6, the local television channel in Olongapo City and Subic, Zambales.
In an interview, Mr. Ansbert Joaquin of COMTEQ Business College, said that he dry run was done in order to check the lights, the stage set-up, camera blocking and the time-and-motion.
“Since this is the first quiz show that will be televized on the local television channel, we have to be sure that everything will run smoothly,” Joaquin added.
Jen Velarmino, one of the hosts, said “I have joined several contests but most of them are in writing and beauty pageants, so being involved in a competition like this gives me great pride.”
Some of the staff and crew also stated that they were very excited about the show. “The way the show was done, even though it was just a dry run, seemed professional,” one crew said.
Staff and cr
ew of the COMTEQ Challenge comprise of individuals from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, some media professional practitioners from Subic and Olongapo, and some students from Comteq Business College.
The said quiz show, which includes categories such as Science, Math, English, Filipino, Literature, Information Technology, and Current Events, is open to all senior high school students with an average of 85% in all subjects.
Prizes for the winners include scholarships from COMTEQ Business College.